When a child is asked to explain a (relatively) complicated problem to a younger child than herself, she will typically adjust her speech to be simpler. This fact is supportive of which of the following claims?
A. Piaget's claim that children are egocentric
B. the claim that children understand the need to adjust their speech to be appropriate to the specific situation
C. the claim that children require scaffolding to learn how to communicate
D. the claim that children are born with an innate grammar learning mechanism
B
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a. toxic family b. protective shield c. shotgun d. mass trauma
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a. lions b. cows c. human beings d. horses